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A shocking reminder

We are deep in the throes of winter 'round here (Bethesda, MD) and you know what that means - very dry air and tons of static electricity generated by walking across your carpeted floors. Reach out to the volume control on the preamp and ZAP! another blue spark causes a major THUMP thru your speakers.

My solution? Lay an anti-static dryer sheet (Bounce, etc.) on top of the preamp and touch it before anything else - PROBLEM SOLVED.

Try it, it really works...
-RW-
rlwainwright
bluecirclehead
79 posts
 
Thanks for the advice.
(Rockville, MD)
mbhcid
41 posts
 
Better solution - buy a humidifier and get the humidity up in your room. In addition to eliminating static, the whole system will SOUND better.
listener57
730 posts
 
RW, Thanks for your idea, which I shall be trying in a system where the spark is actually uncomfortable to the fingers. Having the anti-static sheet on top of the receiver will remind me to do the laundry, no, no, will remind me to touch before turning on, or adjusting the volume.
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